On Tuesday, February 16, 2015, Professor David Forte participated in a panel discussion on The Rise of Islamic Radicalism with Lt. Gen. (ret.) John R. Vines, former Commander of the Multi-National Force in Iraq, Jason Beardsley, Special Operations Advisor for Concerned Veterans for America, and Senator Ron Portman (R-Ohio), who gave a keynote address.  The event was sponsored by the Advisory Council of the Republican Party of Cuyahoga County and was held at Landerhaven in Beachwood, Ohio.​

Professor Heidi Gorovitz Robertson

C|M|LAW’s Steve W. Percy Distinguished Professor of Law, Heidi Gorovitz Robertson was interviewed by WCPN for a public radio news story, High Court Ruling Limits Local Power Over Gas Drilling, by Joanna Richards.  In the long-awaited decision (oral argument was heard in February 2014), the Ohio Supreme Court struck down five Munroe Falls, Ohio, local ordinances finding them in conflict with Ohio’s oil and gas statute, section 1509.02. Asked whether the decision favored industry or communities,“It’s a big win for industry,” said Heidi Robertson, an environmental law professor at Cleveland State University. She said Ohio isn’t the only energy-boom state seeing this power struggle. . . . . “Communities did better in New York and Pennsylvania,” Robertson said.​​

The WCPN story and Professor Robertson’s interview are available here.

Professor and Associate Dean Milena Sterio signed a book contract with Edwar Elgar Publishing.  Professor Sterio will write a book entitled “Secession in International Law: A New Framework.”  The anticipated publication date will be the fall of 2017.

C|M|LAW Associate Professor and Associate Dean Mark J. Sundahl has published an article regarding secured transactions in ancient Athens as part of Symposion 2013, a book published by the Austrian Academy of Sciences collecting the papers presented at the 19th Symposium of the International Society for Greek and Hellenistic Legal History which took place in August 2013 at Harvard University.   This biennial symposium gathers the leading thinkers in the field of ancient Greek law to discuss their papers in closed sessions over four days.   Dean Sundahl’s article “Secured Credit in Athens: Reopening the Debate” applies modern secured credit theories to arrive at a new interpretation of the evidence regarding the nature of secured credit transactions in Athens in the 4^th century B.C.

C|M|LAW Associate Professor and Associate Dean Mark J. Sundahl recently attended the meeting of the United Nations’ Scientific and Technical Subcommittee to the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) in Vienna as an advisor to the U.S. delegation and gave a presentation on February 4^th before the subcommittee.  The purpose of the presentation (given jointly with Mike Gold, an executive at Bigelow Aerospace) was to encourage other countries to adopt the U.S. practice of inviting industry input during the formation of new regulations regarding space activity.

Professor Candice Hoke, along with six prominent scholars and experts in cyber security and copyright law, filed a comment with the United States Copyright Office on February 6,  regarding a proposed exemption under 17 U.S.C. Section 1201 or Software Security Research (Class 25). According to the Comment, “[a]n exemption for software security research is essential to promote the active research and testing efforts necessary to keep pace with evolving cybersecurity risks.”  The text of the Comment is available here: 1201_comments_–_security_research

Associate Dean Mark Sundahl

Associate Dean Mark Sundahl has published a chapter on Financing Space Projects in the newly released Handbook on Space Law published by Edward Elgar Publishing.  The Handbook addresses the legal and regulatory aspects of activities in outer space and major space applications from a comprehensive and structured perspective. It discusses the dichotomy between the state-oriented character of international space law and the increasing commercialization and privatization of space activities.  More information about the book is available here.

The Supreme Court of Canada recently recognized a constitutional right to strike.  In its decision, the Supreme Court of Canada cited an article written by Eric Tucker, Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School at York University (Canada) and Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (co-authored with Professor Judy Fudge), entitled “The Freedom to Strike in Canada: A Brief Legal History” (2009-2010), 15 C.L.E.L.J. 333.  The Supreme Court opinion is available here:  Sask_Labour_en

Professor Jonathan Witmer-Rich was interviewed on Channel 5 News, for a segment regarding the use of police body cameras which will be broadcast on January 30.  An article based on the same interview is available here (Legal expert says police departments need policies about governing body camera use; retaining video).